Acceptable alignment of forearm fractures in children: Open reduction indications

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Price, Charles T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Both bone; Child; Forearm; Fracture; Malunion; Pediatric; Radius

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY CARE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; OPEN REDUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 77649162812     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181bbf1b4     Document Type: Article

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